Chief Alfonso Morales joins Wisconsin leaders in support of drivers permits for immigrants
Hosted at the Potawatomi Hotel on July 10, the Wisconsin Celebration event kicked of the 2019 LULAC National Convention in Milwaukee, featuring a renewed round of support by elected leaders on a range of issues including immigrant drivers permits. Governor Tony Evers...
Puerto Rican leaders share love of America and need for disaster relief during Milwaukee visit
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was joined by Puerto Rican leaders in Milwaukee on July 11, who shared the harsh reality still facing the Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. In May, LULAC helped lobby approval for the $19.1 billion Federal...
Milwaukee’s Latino community welcomes LULAC 2019 National Convention with gala celebration
Potawatomi Hotel hosted the Wisconsin Celebration VIP reception on July 10 for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), kicking off the Civil Rights organization’s 90th Annual National Convention and Exposition in Milwaukee. LULAC is the oldest surviving...
Movement looks to add non-standard punctuation marks for clarity in digital communications
For centuries, authors, and typographers developed punctuation marks to help bridge the gap between words spoken and written. But as the English language evolved, many of those marks were deemed extraneous and unorthodox, unable to find a permanent place in a...
Teens Grow Greens partners with Outpost Natural Foods to launch MyPlant for Kids program
Milwaukee-based nonprofit Teens Grow Greens recently partnered with Outpost Natural Foods to create the MyPlant program for kids. On Saturday mornings until mid-July, parents can bring their children to Weber’s Greenhouse at 4215 N. Green Bay Avenue where they pot a...
Governor Tony Evers visits Milwaukee to sign law expanding electric transportation options
Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 152, now 2019 Wisconsin Act 11, on July 8 outside of the Milwaukee Public Market, expanding transportation options statewide and giving municipalities the ability to manage the right balance of safety and access of the right of...
Frederick Charles Winkler: Milwaukee’s Hero of Gettysburg
During his life, Milwaukee attorney Frederick Winkler seemed to be everywhere. He was the Zelig of civic life in Milwaukee, the Forrest Gump of the American Civil War. And yet he is essentially unknown today. On the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1...
An Ode to Lost Joy: Facing a Mirror with Eyes Wide Shut
Each day we awake and look in the mirror, we do not say to ourselves, “today I will do evil.” It is not our mission to ruin the lives of strangers. So much in the world is bigger than ourselves, how could we affect the course of history from our innocuous...
Wisconsin’s deaf community to gain expanded protection when sign language bill becomes law
Wisconsin sign language interpreters and those who use their services celebrated on June 26 when the bipartisan Assembly Bill 250 (AB 250) passed both houses of the state legislature. AB 250 provides for a more appropriate scope of practice for sign language...
B is for Bisexual: The “Other” Struggle for Identity
In a culture that is prone to pick sides on every issue, it is easy to overlook individuals who embrace both. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, but the “B” is often lost in any conversation about the subject. Individuals who identify as bisexual...
For the Love of Milwaukee: Bradley Tech students build romantic centerpiece for Bastille Days
The theme of this year’s Bastille Days is “MKE, Mon Amour” or “Milwaukee, my love,” and in that spirit the four day french-themed celebration partnered with local artists and metalworkers to create an interactive Love Locks sculpture. A group of 10 students from...
The case for renaming a Milwaukee street in honor of hometown jazz legend Al Jarreau
On the occasion of June being African-American Music Appreciation Month, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey felt it was time to honor a major jazz figure from the city. The late Al Jarreau was born as Alwin Lopez Jarreau in Milwaukee on March 12, 1940 and honed his musical...
